Book and Baby, The Complete Guide to Managing Chaos and Becoming A Wildly Successful Writer-Parent - Softcover

Devoe, Milda M

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1952991072 ISBN 13: 9781952991073

Publisher: MM de Voe, 2021

Synopsis

Parenting Done, Write.

Book & Baby, The Complete Guide to Managing Chaos &

Becoming A Wildly Successful Writer-Parent is an inspiring writing craft book that addresses the various stages of parenthood and how a writing career can be affected at every stage.

Drawing on experiences gleaned from ten years of running a literary nonprofit that helps writers stay on creative track after starting a family, Milda M. DeVoe, founder of Pen Parentis, puts her Columbia MFA to good use in creating this fun, readable, helpful and inspiring reference book for parents, caregivers and others who feel they lack the time needed to write.

This Guide will:

• help you learn how to write in short spaces of time
• help you learn how to make time out of no time
• provide guidance for nurturing a writing career along with children
• inspire you with true-life stories drawn from an archive of interviews with
• serious, professional and even bestselling writers - all who have kids
• introduce you to resources that will keep you writing

About this title

About the Author

M.M. DeVoe earned her MFA at Columbia University as a Writing Fellow under Michael Cunningham and Helen Schulman. Her explorations of identity through creative writing have brought her to publish in nearly every genre: literary fiction, poetry, science fiction, urban fantasy, horror, even musical theater... she has won or been a finalist for more than 20 writing awards. She won her first grant for Pen Parentis from NYC's Department of Cultural Affairs in 2009 and remains its founding director to the current day.

Edition details

• Publisher: MM de Voe
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1952991072
• ISBN 13: 9781952991073
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 314